FY 2025 Southern Area SFC Hazard Mitigation Grant Optional Application Form.pdf

All non-State Forestry Agency applications (except Tribes) must have a letter of support from the State Forestry Agency when submitting in Grants.gov.

Applicant Information

Applicant Organization:

Contact Person:

Address:

City/State/Zip Code:

Phone (Work/Cell):

Email:

Location of Project

(State):

Project Information

Project Title:

Community Name(s):

County or Counties:

Congressional District:

GIS Coordinates (choose either reference point or area)

Reference Point Name:

Lat/Long

(in Decimal Degrees):

Description:

Please note that actual accomplishments will require spatial data.

Area Name:

Boundary Lat/Longs

(in Decimal Degrees):

Description:

Please note that actual accomplishments will require spatial data

SUMMARY INFORMATION

Project Location:

Project Title:

Dollar Amount Requested:

Matching Dollar Amount:

FY 2025

Southern Area

State Fire Capacity Wildfire Hazard Mitigation

Grant

Project Area Description and Challenges- (20 Points) Provide an overview of the project area, identify the hazards that exist and clearly show the need for work in this area. Describe challenges or obstacles that will need to be addressed for the project to be successful. If applying for a fuels reduction project, describe the fuel/vegetation types. (3000 Characters)

Proposed Activities and Accomplishments – (20 Points) Provide a detailed description of the project that includes describing the hazards, prevention education programs, and/or hazard mitigation activities and details on when and where programs and activities will be occurring. Clearly describe the need for the requested funding. (3000 characters)

Project Accomplishment and Program Investment Table Provide anticipated accomplishments and associated costs. If selected, these planned accomplishments will be entered into the Grant Accomplishment Reporting Portal (GARP).

Proposed Accomplishments Number Estimated Cost

CWPPs/Fire Management Plans/Risk Assessments Enter the total ESTIMATED number of CWPPs, Fire Management Plans, Risk Assessments or equivalent completed with this grant funding. Enter the ESTIMATED total dollar amount of the grant funds to be used to complete the Plans & Assessments.

Estimated Total number of Communities assisted by CWPPs, HMPs, or Risk Assessments.

Prevention Education Programs Enter the total ESTIMATED number of prevention programs or campaigns to be conducted or implemented with federal State Fire grant funding. (e.g., school programs, civic organizations, Fire Department Open Houses, parades, mass mailings such as teacher packets, etc.) Mass mailings or teacher packets will be reported as one activity for each project mailing. Do not report the total number of packets mailed or produced. Enter the total ESTIMATED dollar amount used to complete these activities.

Estimated Total number of Communities assisted by prevention and education programs.

Hazard Fuels Reduction /Mitigation Projects Enter the total ESTIMATED number of hazardous fuels reduction or mitigation projects to be conducted (e.g., prescribed fire and mechanical fuel reduction, Firewise or defensible space projects, rural water delivery enhancement). Enter the ESTIMATED total dollar amount to be expended.

ESTIMATED Total number of communities to be assisted by the treatment of DIRECTLY FUNDED or LEVERAGED acres (benefit to community can be direct or indirect).

Directly Funded Prescribed Fire Hazardous Fuels Reduction Treatments Enter the total ESTIMATED number of acres to be treated with prescribed fire to reduce hazardous fuels where the acres treated will be accomplished due DIRECTLY to this grant to accomplish hazardous fuel reduction. NOTE: Treated acres should be counted based on the treatment activity, not on the “footprint,” (e.g., for the same 10-acre parcel, the entire area may be mowed for 10 acres of accomplishment, then hand thinned on 5 of its acres, and hand piles burned on 5 of the acres, for a total of 20 acres of accomplishment).

Directly Funded Mechanical Hazardous Fuels Reduction Treatments Enter the total ESTIMATED number of acres to be treated with mechanical or other means to reduce hazardous fuels where the acres treated will be accomplished due DIRECTLY to this grant to accomplish hazardous fuel reduction. NOTE: Treated acres should be counted based on the treatment activity, not on the “footprint,” (e.g., for the same 10-acre parcel, the entire area may be mowed for 10 acres of accomplishment, then hand thinned on 5 of its acres, and hand piles burned on 5 of the acres, for a total of 20 acres of accomplishment).

Leveraged Prescribed Fire Hazardous Fuels Reduction Treatments Enter the total ESTIMATED number of prescribed fire acres to be treated to reduce hazardous fuels where this grant funding will make treatment possible (e.g., grant funds are used to pay for position(s) that enabled treatment of acres even when grant did not pay for the treatment directly; grant funds combined with other funds / in kind services to treat acres; grant funds used for training personnel planning, implementing, and/or supporting/dispatching the treatment; grant funds used to purchase, modify, maintain equipment used to treat acres; grant funds used to purchase materials / supplies (i.e. tools, PPE, radios, water handling equipment) used to treat acres; grant funds dispatch, fuels and/or weather monitoring equipment, systems, or staffing essential to treatment operations; grant matching funds of any type are used to treat acres).

Leveraged Mechanical Hazardous Fuels Reduction Treatments Enter the total ESTIMATED number of acres to be treated mechanically to reduce hazardous fuels where this grant funding will make treatment possible (e.g., grant funds are used to pay for position(s) that enabled treatment of acres even when grant did not pay for the treatment directly; grant funds combined with other funds / in kind services to treat acres; grant funds used for training personnel planning, implementing, and/or supporting/dispatching the treatment; grant funds used to purchase, modify, maintain equipment used to treat acres; grant funds used to purchase materials / supplies (i.e. tools, PPE, radios, water handling equipment) used to treat acres; grant funds dispatch, fuels and/or weather monitoring equipment, systems, or staffing essential to treatment operations; grant matching funds of any type are used to treat acres).

Preparedness Enter the total ESTIMATED dollar amount earmarked for preparedness activities, to be used by the recipient to perform or support the following activities:

development or maintenance of fire readiness, detection, preparedness plans, personnel costs, and/or facility maintenance.

Operations and Support Enter the total ESTIMATED dollar amount to be expended on support functions (e.g., dispatch centers, prevention patrols, law enforcement and investigation).

Training Enter the total number of personnel expected to receive training through this grant.

Enter the total ESTIMATED dollar amount to be expended for training.

Other (please describe):

Other (please describe):

Budget Narrative – (5 Points) Provide clear and concise explanation of each budget line item and its function within the project. Detailed budget narrative should accurately compliment the Worksheet A, B, C. The budget should include the costs listed in the accomplishments and program investments table. (3000 characters)

Strategic Investment and Methodology. – (10 Points) Describe the methodology used for selecting the project or project area. Describe how this project strategically meets hazard mitigation or prevention goals. Describe what tools were used to determine or prioritize the project or project area (maps, or screenshots of supporting documentation may be attached separately. (3000 characters)

Project Timeline– (10 Points) Outline the project timeline to include the beginning and ending dates with milestones and specific targets completed at specific times. (3000 characters)

Project Collaboration – (10 Points) Clearly describe any contributions the grantee and partners will make to the project. Include any partners who are contributing to the matching share. This may also include any federal and other partners that are contributing but, are not eligible to use as match. (3000 characters)

Connection to State Forest Action Plan and CWPP(s) – (5 Points) Clearly describe how the project connects or relates to the State Forest Action Plan, specifically how it fits into the goals of the Cohesive Strategy. Clearly describe how the project implements recommendations set forth in an applicable CWPP/hazard mitigation plan. (3000 characters)

Project Sustainability – (10 Points) Discuss in detail how the project will be maintained over time to remain effective. (3000 characters)

Assistance to Underserved Communities- (10 Points) Describe your outreach activities and assistance to underserved communities in support of Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.

(3000 characters)